Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-09-08

s1irsiuia free gress.
WYE. GALLAHER, Editor.
CAarles,o,sn, Jefferson County, West Va.
September $, 1887.
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One hundred lives lost by the burning Of
a theatre at Exeter, England.
The early advertiser bags the cream OF
Autumnal trade-be brisk, messieurs, IN
woke at once the printers inky aid.
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That new hotel in Baltimore-reads a eur
rent item-will be queerly built. 1t will
have a Garrett at its back instead otits top
A canundrum When should an editor
feel stuck up? When a friend gives him a
stick. Adhere to that, Harry. Paste 1t IN
your hat.
The Henry George people have started an
evening paper in New York called the
Standard 1t is about up to the MeGlynn
standard we suppose.
The Philadelphia Times thinks the demo-
cratic party Of Virginia would have TO be
very wicked party, indeed, to outshine Ma
hone in political rascality.
VIII the next demand Of the Grand Ar
nv of the Republic be for the exPungins
from the Prayer Book of the Prayer for the
President ofthe United States
The Democratic party holds the trump
carls in the political deck, and 1t only has
to play them TO win, Notwithstanding the
republicans turned up the Jack at Wheel
ing the other day.
No cause of alarm to the administration
because c. a. r. men become madmen or
fools at the sight Of portrait Of the Presi-
dent Not one of "a hundred of them voted
for Mr. Cleveland three years ago.
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For our partwc don't see why the services
OF Samuel Spencer. Vice President Of the
Is. * O.. are not called into requisitiou now
that they are casting about for a new Presi-
dent. He is a born raiIroader, and
grows-grows. He +, found equal 20 the
demands ofeach day.
Ben Butler evoked applause at Butler
club dinner last week by advocating PEN
sion to disabled ex- Contederates out of what
surplus the Union vets leave. A very safe
proposition, this What the w leave
would be like the good deacon's contribu-
ton 20 the poor -" nothing to nobody
Mr.. Henry George, who poses as thepoor
mans friend and is the leader of the 500
called auti-poyer,y party is said TO have an
annual income Of twenty-five thousand dol
lars. Why don't he, like the poor man, live
on $500 q year and distribute what's left of
the $4,000 among the poor? 1t would be
more practical than his preaching.
The B. E o. Express was transferred to
the L. = Express Company on the lst in
slant. Consideration 81 100000, cash, and
81, 100000 in stock of Che purchasing COM
pauy. T. is rumored the b. * o. will also
dispose of is Telegraph and Parlor Car adj
iuucts. aud thus uuloaded viii. come right
down to railroadins and make things hum.
Elk Senator Maxey. of Texas, says the
idea of % "uew South" is a humbug Ii is
the same old south with the latent powers
of her men brought 20 the surface by the
war. They, end not the Northern capital
lists, are the ieayer ia the industrial lump.
Let Southemers take pride in remembering
this and let them see to it that the leayen
il vigorously maintained
The Grafton Nmdud- EnfeYri-s has sus-
pended publication because of losses by fire
and failure of subscribers TO pay. THE
FREE Press has been victim 20 fire and
to similar failure. but it has weathered the
stoym. Wen be hanged If we be suspended.
We hope the No.dw-Entepri-e, which
was bright, lively. newsy paper, viii soon
be resuscitated. We say we hope we de-
sire and eXpec, it.
The political straws which point 20 the
denomination of President Cleveland are
numerous enough just now TO require the
services of a horse rake to gather them all
in The Kansas City Tine. struck pretty
thick windrow in both Kansas and Missou-
ri. OF 500 answers received In answer to
inquiries as to Presidential preferences, 557
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